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on the jobs deficit to help deal with the budget deficit. now, we also reduce the deficit in a steady, sustained way. we do it with balance. we do it with targeted cuts, but we also do it, mr. chairman, by eliminating some of the tax breaks and tax expenditures for very high-income individuals. we heard from governor romney and we heard from the chairman of the budget committee last fall and this year that there are trillions of dollars of tax expenditures that disproportionately benefit very wealthy people. so the republican plan, they said we'll get rid of your tax expenditures for high-income people, but we'll bring down your top rate. so in the end the folks at the top get a very big windfall. we say let's eliminate some of those tax breaks for very wealthy people in order to help reduce our deficit, so when you combine that savings with targeted cuts, you can reduce it in a balanced way rather than increasing the tax burden on the middle class which is what their budget will do. we also want to make sure we keep our commitments to our s
on the jobs deficit to help deal with the budget deficit. now, we also reduce the deficit in a steady, sustained way. we do it with balance. we do it with targeted cuts, but we also do it, mr. chairman, by eliminating some of the tax breaks and tax expenditures for very high-income individuals. we heard from governor romney and we heard from the chairman of the budget committee last fall and this year that there are trillions of dollars of tax expenditures that disproportionately benefit very...
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just calling about the obamacare and also about the deficit in the united states. my feeling is, many workers across america have lost their insurance and have lower wages because of company downsizing and lower profits. we still pay government workers high wages and give them excellent paid insurance. maybe it is time to decrease their wages and to make their -- make them have a payment they have to pay for their insurance -- [indiscernible] guest: interesting point you bring up about people losing their health insurance. in a bipartisan move in this budget, there is a directive to couch the effect of the number of people losing their health insurance because of obamacare. it was a republican sponsored saying -- thing. they will try to see how much it is occurring. host: the house approved the continuing resolution by 310- 109. 27 republicans and 82 republicans voted no. theye senate version, passed -- 20 republicans voted yes. the democrat of montana voted no. now that these two measures have been passed by the separate chambers, what happens next? guest: the cr
just calling about the obamacare and also about the deficit in the united states. my feeling is, many workers across america have lost their insurance and have lower wages because of company downsizing and lower profits. we still pay government workers high wages and give them excellent paid insurance. maybe it is time to decrease their wages and to make their -- make them have a payment they have to pay for their insurance -- [indiscernible] guest: interesting point you bring up about people...
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yes, we have to address our debt and deficit. and we have to build for the future so that our children grow up in the same vibrant leading world that we grew up in, with a country that's leading the way. but we can't do that by breaking a promise that we made to our parents and grandparents. we can't do that on the backs of seniors taking care away from them when they need it the most. this has to be bipartisan, because how we treat our elders, how we treat our parents and grandparents is a direct reflection of who we are as americans. we need to start talking about his in a bipartisan way. need to shelf the idea of dismantling medicare and strengthening medicare, making it more secure so it is there not only for today's seniors, but it is there for the generation. that it is there for our children and grandchildren. it is a system that works extremely well. yes, we have to talk about the costs of health care. we have to address the costs of health care. but medicare isn't the problem. medicare works extremely well. ask any senio
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obama is out there saying i'm cutting the deficit. we need to get angry because the american people are angry and obama is lying to you. we need to make that very, very clear. that's right! \[applause] >> the white house belongs to the conservative and anger is not what it takes. it takes an understanding of who obama is and what he is up to. what he is up to he does very well. hen wants to take this -- he wants to take this country to a state of socialism, which has not been achieved but it came close during the nixon administration. obama is doing what he thinks is good for america. all of us know that every time that has been tried the opposite has happened. people become poorer. except for the few elite at the top who run the political system. obama is doing a good job of trying to achieve socialism in america. the task of conservatives is to do a better job of explaining why socialism doesn't work and why free markets do work. without using the cord compassion but explaining why compassion is capitalism. >> it has to be done on a
obama is out there saying i'm cutting the deficit. we need to get angry because the american people are angry and obama is lying to you. we need to make that very, very clear. that's right! \[applause] >> the white house belongs to the conservative and anger is not what it takes. it takes an understanding of who obama is and what he is up to. what he is up to he does very well. hen wants to take this -- he wants to take this country to a state of socialism, which has not been achieved but...
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it kills jobs, stifles growth and adds to the deficit. all while making life harder for seniors, women, children and the most vulnerable in our society. the math of the budget just does not add up. simple arithmetic tells you that the only way to pay for mr. ryan's proposed tax cuts for the fortunate few is to eliminate many of the deductions that middle class families count on to pay for housing and health care and to save for their retirement. the ryan tax plan would further burden those who are struggling by substantially lowering taxes for the most fortunate and that's not spend, that's just plain math -- spin, that's just plain math. the vision this budget offers of america is tuth totally at odds -- is totally at odds with who we claim to be. it's a vision of the country where the government is indifferent to the suffering of many while only paying attention to the demands of a few. then there is the other plan that is before us, the democratic plan. with a balanced set of priorities, a better vision for the future, found in the bud
it kills jobs, stifles growth and adds to the deficit. all while making life harder for seniors, women, children and the most vulnerable in our society. the math of the budget just does not add up. simple arithmetic tells you that the only way to pay for mr. ryan's proposed tax cuts for the fortunate few is to eliminate many of the deductions that middle class families count on to pay for housing and health care and to save for their retirement. the ryan tax plan would further burden those who...
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and will that knowledge deficit of experience mean yeah g? he definitely sees that his goal is that israel be a normal country than the middle class has a better quality of life, it sounds familiar to people here. that is dealing with the palestinian issue. work this out.to i don't know what that means. and it gave an interview and was , when the reporter asked him about iran, he said, i have no clue. this is a guy on the inner sanctum of israel. he says, i have no clue. i just wonder how this constellation is going to configure itself. i would hope that a lot of time, the foreign diplomats, whether it is in europe, our country, that we spend a lot of time with these new people then be sitting around the table. the central factor, i don't want to go to mention the weeds bennet and guys, lapid have the central access to the government. is convinced to break that alliance the day after the election. and get a it government more to his liking where he can keep his base. he found out that these two guys who had only met once before the election,
and will that knowledge deficit of experience mean yeah g? he definitely sees that his goal is that israel be a normal country than the middle class has a better quality of life, it sounds familiar to people here. that is dealing with the palestinian issue. work this out.to i don't know what that means. and it gave an interview and was , when the reporter asked him about iran, he said, i have no clue. this is a guy on the inner sanctum of israel. he says, i have no clue. i just wonder how this...
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guest: debt and deficit. i voted against the solution for the fiscal cliff because the headlines would say the fiscal cliff is avoided, and there were three elements. we did not avoid any of them. we raise taxes on every american. we put sequestration down the road and we did zero on deficit problems. we are facing total economic chaos if we are not careful. host: republican caller. pennsylvania. caller: in response to the fiscal cliff, i find him very -- i do not know, i do not believe what he is saying. he is talking about a fiscal cliff, but you want us to accept the people here illegally and give them something they have not earned. i do not understand what republicans are doing. i am a conservative. i do not want amnesty. i do not want them here. host: you might have missed what the congressman said earlier. i will let him respond. guest: what she is saying is she does not want amnesty, and under president bush he had a strong amnesty plan and i said i would not back it. total amnesty like the one presid
guest: debt and deficit. i voted against the solution for the fiscal cliff because the headlines would say the fiscal cliff is avoided, and there were three elements. we did not avoid any of them. we raise taxes on every american. we put sequestration down the road and we did zero on deficit problems. we are facing total economic chaos if we are not careful. host: republican caller. pennsylvania. caller: in response to the fiscal cliff, i find him very -- i do not know, i do not believe what he...
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all savings will be put toward reducing the deficit. another amendment submitted by senator durbin. we will take a closer look at that debate later in our program. more on the senate budget resolution tomorrow on "washington journal" with a reporter from politico. you will be able to call in or send in comments via twitter. use the #voterama. we will continue to bring you updates on the c-span network. you can watch this and at work right now on c-span 2. first day night on " ladies" she was called an during her husband's campaign. she dies of a heart attack before andrew jackson can take office. plays hostess at the white house. we will include your questions and comments by phone, facebook, and twitter. live on monday night on c-span, c-span 3. also on c-span radio and c- span.org. >> next is a discussion about reforming congress would former senators and former representatives. this is from the bipartisan new commission on political reform is traveling around the country. from the reagan library, this is about an hour. >> it's good to be here today as is the case with all of you,
all savings will be put toward reducing the deficit. another amendment submitted by senator durbin. we will take a closer look at that debate later in our program. more on the senate budget resolution tomorrow on "washington journal" with a reporter from politico. you will be able to call in or send in comments via twitter. use the #voterama. we will continue to bring you updates on the c-span network. you can watch this and at work right now on c-span 2. first day night on "...
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it calls for tax revenue to help reduce the deficit. it calls for more spending. we are in the funny process where today, we will wrap up beforehand 50 hours of debate and start the unlimited amendment process. any issue that you have heard complaints about, we might see votes on today. droneld be stuff like strikes against u.s. citizens, it could be taxes and repealing healthcare. the point to remember, this is adding on to a budget resolution. it is interesting and it may give people clues as to what appetites there are in the senate to pass or repeal certain elements of policy. host: the headline says the senate is poised to pass a budget. do you expect it to pass? guest: we do expect it to pass. behink the democrats will able to control the process and get it to pass. they have a small window. you would need vice president biden to come down and break the tie. the significance is, this is the result -- there is a lot of pent up frustration on the republican side. that is why we might see a late night tonight and into the morning. once it is passed, i think a l
it calls for tax revenue to help reduce the deficit. it calls for more spending. we are in the funny process where today, we will wrap up beforehand 50 hours of debate and start the unlimited amendment process. any issue that you have heard complaints about, we might see votes on today. droneld be stuff like strikes against u.s. citizens, it could be taxes and repealing healthcare. the point to remember, this is adding on to a budget resolution. it is interesting and it may give people clues as...
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aboutrse when we think debt and deficits, there are two kinds of deficit. there are those that invest in human capital or infrastructure or investing in education, and those which do not, which endanger our future by adding to the national debt. and this war deficit was of the second type. amthird point that i passionate about, although it is difficult for many people to be passionate about accounting, but i am passionate about the lack of war accounting. one of the purposes of our book and the several book chapters that we have written since then is to argue that bad accounting matters. the u.s. owes nearly a trillion dollars in what business would call deferred compensation to the men and women who fought the war, but this liability does not appear anywhere on the national balance sheet. we did not account for the value of the 6658 lives lost in iraq and afghanistan. that is just the troops, not civilians, not contractors, except for small amount of life insurance money. even though civilian government agencies estimate the value of life at $7.20 million,
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but i'd like to remind the president and his allies that after $4 trillion deficits -- that would be the annual difference between what we bring in and what the government spends -- four in a row more than a trillion dollars -- after more than $1.6 trillion in tax increases, after hundreds of billions of dollars worth of new regulations, our country is mired, we are mired in the longest period of high unemployment since the great depression. that is a direct consequence of this huge debt and our creditors' lack of confidence that we're actually serious about dealing with it. indeed, many workers have simply given up on finding work, which is one reason why our labor force participation rate is now at a 32-year low. unemployment's almost 8% but that doesn't take into account the millions of people who have simply given up looking for work after a long period of unemployment. since june 2009, when the recession officially ended, median household income has fallen by more than $2,400. so instead of treading water, the average american family is seeing their buying power decrease by more
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the budgetthing is deficit. i'm calling from manhattan, kansas. we keep borrowing money, spending and spending. what is going to happen when china says we have done enough, your credit limit has been -- host: i think we lost adam. calls.ou for all of your one more look to explain why this is an empty chamber. this is from christie knapp. that is what you are seeing. live continuous coverage of the senate and those votes should get underway shortly. earlier on the senate floor, joe donnelly of indiana spoke in washington about the federal jobs training programs and job skills. >> good morning. i'm bud cramer. welcome you to our event. we're pleased this morning to have three prominent panelists with us, and we will have remarks by the panelists and answers froms and the audience. senators bring together from individuals from washington representing folks from all around the country. we have trade associations, unions, academic experts, and we want to promote good thoughtful discussion across the aisle. we are solutions oriented. we want something t
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we shouldn't run a deficit at least one that is as large now. i think it's precarious and for the senators, democratic senators running for reelection in red states. that is why you saw four democratic senators they are all representing states that barack obama lost. >> gregg: speaking of debt and deficits, president obama said recently the debt is not an immediate problem, but by huge margins, americans disagree. 68% of them disagree with the president on that. they also think he is wrong with b something else. spending. this is a fox news poll. they think his top priority should be cutting spending to reduce the deficit, not spend more, taxpayer dollars to create jobs. is that why president obama seemed to have dropped the campaign for spending realize he is pushing his job ratings down and in the process driving away potential voters? >> i think there has been a sense over the last month or so, as you point out poll numbers have gone down. white house is not going to make a big campaigns go across the country asking for tax increases but that
we shouldn't run a deficit at least one that is as large now. i think it's precarious and for the senators, democratic senators running for reelection in red states. that is why you saw four democratic senators they are all representing states that barack obama lost. >> gregg: speaking of debt and deficits, president obama said recently the debt is not an immediate problem, but by huge margins, americans disagree. 68% of them disagree with the president on that. they also think he is...
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european for perhaps a generation i mean since the beginning the project we've always been a democratic deficit it's been there since the glorious ever closer union days. there's no evidence to suggest that that's not the case right now. thanks so much for coming in thank you. well it's a ten minutes past the hour moscow time thanks for joining us here on the program and the mystery behind the death of boris verizon clear out within hours this following an autopsy the body of the self. kremlin opponent was found in his bath tub at the weekend now they have been suggestions to form a billionaire took his own life but police say that he left no suicide note behind have also ruled out any third party involvement. made an immense fortune back in the ninety's it's widely believed he took advantage of the chaos gripping post soviet russia coupled with cozy relations with president yeltsin's inner circle it's like you're later moved to london to escape multiple charges of financial crime dr mcdowell an independent expert on russia. never believed that he would lose his grip on power. i don't think tha
european for perhaps a generation i mean since the beginning the project we've always been a democratic deficit it's been there since the glorious ever closer union days. there's no evidence to suggest that that's not the case right now. thanks so much for coming in thank you. well it's a ten minutes past the hour moscow time thanks for joining us here on the program and the mystery behind the death of boris verizon clear out within hours this following an autopsy the body of the self. kremlin...
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they've been talking about debt, deficit, austerity, cuts, and then they say that you're just outrageous or a kook if you don't buy their line. one of the reasons they've shot so much our way is because we are not afraid, we believe that we're going to stand up and stand for what we believe? >> well, let's really focus on kookism now because your budget includes more money for food assistance program. >> right. >> when michele bachmann shoek at cpac on saturday she made a gross falsehood, a claim about money for poverty programs winding up in the hands of bureaucrats. let me read how "the washington post" concludes its four pinocchio ruling on that claim. so bachmann yet again earns four pinocchios but there really aren't enough pinocchios so such misleading use of statistics in a major speech. sir, if there is one kook in that house, she surely must qualify. >> well, you know, she is standing up for her ideological position, which is -- >> congressman, she's telling lies. that's not an ideological position, that's an outright lie. >> true, martin, but it does sort of advance what argume
they've been talking about debt, deficit, austerity, cuts, and then they say that you're just outrageous or a kook if you don't buy their line. one of the reasons they've shot so much our way is because we are not afraid, we believe that we're going to stand up and stand for what we believe? >> well, let's really focus on kookism now because your budget includes more money for food assistance program. >> right. >> when michele bachmann shoek at cpac on saturday she made a...
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our deficit isn't up to that. >> shepard: what do you make of the parity this year? last year there were a few teams. this year i don't have a clue. >> that's the thing. that's why it's so interesting this year. last year there was a rabbit, kentucky in years past, duke, north carolina. this year there's no one to chase. gonzaga had the toughest time of any number one seed in 16 years last night when they just won by six points. it's really, really tough. every team that has ascended to number one has fallen off, gotten knocked off. so it's really just a wide-open thing here this year, and really 20 teams have a legitimate chance of this. >> shepard: 20. incredible. i wonder what your sense is for what makes a difference. i always thought an older, experienced back court that handles the ball well is what you need in the tournament. but there's more to it than that, of course. >> it's changed so much. used to be these guys would stick together four years. now it's one and done, so it's usually the best player who has the best chance. the problem here this year is the
our deficit isn't up to that. >> shepard: what do you make of the parity this year? last year there were a few teams. this year i don't have a clue. >> that's the thing. that's why it's so interesting this year. last year there was a rabbit, kentucky in years past, duke, north carolina. this year there's no one to chase. gonzaga had the toughest time of any number one seed in 16 years last night when they just won by six points. it's really, really tough. every team that has...
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economists point to concern about the debt and deficit. uncertain effects of the obamacare. especially the weight of tax increases. >> it's negative for economic growth overtime. global economy, we compete, with many other nations. part of the competition is taxes. >> conservative critics argue big government fools itself to thinking taxing and spend willing make the economy grow. >> it assumes you take money from the economy right pocket and put in the left pocket and manualicly you more money. >> administration defenders, though, look at it differently. >> under normal circumstances, you don't want the government intervening. in the circumstances where we have the weak demand this is a good time for the government to step in. >> even though who want to spend less would increase spending at lower rate. >> bret: house lawmakers vote down budget proposals as an alternative to g.o.p. plan put forward by paul ryan. senators approved a stop gap spending plan. continuing resolution to keep the government funded after the end of the month. senate has, now it heads to the house. am
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if the sequester stays in you've got over 3 1/2 trillion dollars of deficit reduction already so we don't have an immediate crisis in terms of debt. in fact for the next ten years it's in sustainable place. >> we do not have an immediate debt crisis, but we all know we have one looming. >> greta: turns out a majority of americans disagree with the president and the speaker of the house. a new poll showing, a fox poll, that 68% of americans describe the national debt as an immediate problem. only 27% say the debt can be handled in the future. mayor, what do you think? the speaker and the president don't think it's an immediate problem? >> i think the american people are far better economists than the people in washington. the reality we do have a serious debt problem. it's been accumulating now for four or five years. under obama it's been accumulating at massive amounts and there's no serious plan about cutting it. the numbers he was talking about, the cuts, many of which really aren't cuts at all, actually, he hasn't cut anything. he's reduced to some extent the rate of increase, but he
if the sequester stays in you've got over 3 1/2 trillion dollars of deficit reduction already so we don't have an immediate crisis in terms of debt. in fact for the next ten years it's in sustainable place. >> we do not have an immediate debt crisis, but we all know we have one looming. >> greta: turns out a majority of americans disagree with the president and the speaker of the house. a new poll showing, a fox poll, that 68% of americans describe the national debt as an immediate...
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we have a budget out today that a budget that reduces the deficit, creates jobs, ensures global peace and security. t fights a good fight often without a lot of recognition but just doing a good job. not speaking today on behalf congressional black caucus. we have to hold any president ccountable in terms of checks and balances. that is part of the three ranches of government, udiciary, executive and legislati legislative. we have a duty and ensure that y to people have a voice in their guest: let government. what the house of representatives is about. written to president obama and respectfully have sked him to really justify and give us the information about the asis upon which -- legal basis -- the use of drones is engaged in as a result of efforts. we are waiting for the response from them on that. think it is important we ask any president questions as members of congress, it is our responsibility to do that and to personally continue to do that. i think that it president has image changed america's and role in the world and is phenomenal job. but that doesn't mean i won't exerci
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we have to remember, the budget deficit was 10% of gdp in 2009. now it's 5. and going down to 2 or 3 and then it's going to start going up again. >> $800 billion now. >> that's all. and those pressures, by the way, coming from health care costs, not from a lot of the stuff they're talking about cutting the discretionary part of the budget. but on the corporate tax thing, i hate to introduce root canal again be, but if you want to get down to 25%, the white house said 28% and it's a goal that probably all of us would embrace, you're going to have to close a bunch of loopholes. if you want it to be at least revenue-neutral -- >> which the president has said he would have -- not the corporate, the personal. >> anyone who advocates for that and i've got a whole list, has to be willing to put their specific loopholes on the table. you can't do the paul ryan thing with the big asterisk and say -- >> what do you think? >> that's exactly the way you have to approach this. we do need -- first off, this issue is about 5, 10, 15 years from now, stablelizing the debt at
we have to remember, the budget deficit was 10% of gdp in 2009. now it's 5. and going down to 2 or 3 and then it's going to start going up again. >> $800 billion now. >> that's all. and those pressures, by the way, coming from health care costs, not from a lot of the stuff they're talking about cutting the discretionary part of the budget. but on the corporate tax thing, i hate to introduce root canal again be, but if you want to get down to 25%, the white house said 28% and it's a...
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governor walker said he was going to fix the problem of billions of dollars in new taxes, and still deficits in the state was running under governor doyle, and he did it. you got some leaders who wants to make the right choices, and what ewe see down the road, they will be able to buoy up th nds and save the moey for when they need it in circumstances like we see now with states saying they need to have money that they are no longer going to get because of sequester or the federal funds dr sandra: you mentioned the sequester, and this is a way for the federal government to be forced to prioritize how to spend the funds. maybe we could see something at the state level as well because priorization is a big problem. how do we decide ow to use these funds. >> right, right. you know, i hope so. i hope that what states do rather than taking money and spending it right away is they use it as a good opportunity for a little bit of intraspection, just a little as all states need, to look at bottom lines t tighten the budgets. with money coming in the door, my fear, and you see this in the statates is
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stimulus plan and just one example of the kind of spending decisions that add up to massive debt and deficit. tonight, there is a week-long series on what to cut. >> government is not the solution to the problem. government the problem. >> rare of big government is over. >> every president called to streamline federal bureaucracy but none succeeded. >> government is largeer than it ever has been. the debt is growing at record rate. >> adjusted for inflation. government spending went up from $882 billion spent every year in 1980s to $1.48 trillion in the 1990s. $2.24 trillion a year and the first decade of the 21st century. mast ited that government will have spent almost as much in the first four years as a new decade as in the 1990s. >> in the past there bar crisis like world war ii or the korean war, nondefense spending was cut by 20 to 30%. >> that didn't happen after 9/11 or after the financial crisis. >> nothing typifies the expansion of government as much as the growing wealth of the washington, d.c. area. region with few neutral resources and little manufacturerring to produce well. t
stimulus plan and just one example of the kind of spending decisions that add up to massive debt and deficit. tonight, there is a week-long series on what to cut. >> government is not the solution to the problem. government the problem. >> rare of big government is over. >> every president called to streamline federal bureaucracy but none succeeded. >> government is largeer than it ever has been. the debt is growing at record rate. >> adjusted for inflation....
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literally you have $3 billion in deficit, annual deficit every year. and employment is double digits. as you said, not only do you have a class divide, you have major socioeconomic divide between the ruling class and the rest of the opposition. more than 40% of jordanians are basically living in poverty. not to plepgs that as you suggested earlier, most of the population in jordan are palestinians so the palestinian/israeli conflict weighs very heavily on the king. and it is for the first time after the arab spring, the king's ledge gitimacy is being challenged. not only from his own tribal base, and this is the situation for the king. that's why president obama is in jordan today to shore up the king and provide some financial assistance as he did, $200 million on top of the $500 million annually that the united states provides to the kingdom. >> you mentioned president obama leaving israel for jordan. one question is what has he left behind? the oldest newspaper in israel, founded before the country was founded said that security will not be attained
literally you have $3 billion in deficit, annual deficit every year. and employment is double digits. as you said, not only do you have a class divide, you have major socioeconomic divide between the ruling class and the rest of the opposition. more than 40% of jordanians are basically living in poverty. not to plepgs that as you suggested earlier, most of the population in jordan are palestinians so the palestinian/israeli conflict weighs very heavily on the king. and it is for the first time...
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speaker, our real deficit is unemployment. let's eliminate this true deficit by bringing the president's american jobs act to the floor for a vote. it deserves a vote. mr. speaker, our mantra should be jobs, jobs, jobs. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from indiana is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to honor an exceptional hoosier, dedicated public servant and a good friend of mine, martin. a man with a strong desire to help others and a man who has been a tremendous asset to the eighth district of indiana. martin has dedicated over 40 years of service to indiana, the eighth district, and to the republican party. he's currently serving his fourth term in elected office as county treasurer. he worked with many civic organizations and within the republican party, committee chairman and member of the eighth district central comm
speaker, our real deficit is unemployment. let's eliminate this true deficit by bringing the president's american jobs act to the floor for a vote. it deserves a vote. mr. speaker, our mantra should be jobs, jobs, jobs. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from indiana is recognized for one minute. >> mr....
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more revenue in than any year in our history, and yet we will still have a trillion- dollar budget deficit. does not anybody realize there is a problem here? >> i understand you met with some of your senators and members on the issue of benghazi. [indiscernible] republicans planning further review? are you planning more subpoenas? >> there are members who wanted to compare notes on what we know and what we do not know. frankly there is a lot we still do not know. it was a friendly exchange of information, and some decisions about a way forward. [indiscernible] on what happened prior to september 11, what actually happened on september 11, and then why it was described for weeks as some think it was not, when the people who were watching this knew it was a terrorist attack. . included cushions for programs like border control to help them get by this question, but it does not do anything to prevent layoffs for traffic controllers per couldn't congress have done more for leaving -- before leaving on its recap -- on its recess the prevent these layoffs? but listen, under this bill, some agenc
more revenue in than any year in our history, and yet we will still have a trillion- dollar budget deficit. does not anybody realize there is a problem here? >> i understand you met with some of your senators and members on the issue of benghazi. [indiscernible] republicans planning further review? are you planning more subpoenas? >> there are members who wanted to compare notes on what we know and what we do not know. frankly there is a lot we still do not know. it was a friendly...
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the budget presented by the deficit majority makes no effort to reduce deficits, reduce spending, balance the budget or grow the economy. instead, this budget seeks to grow government by taxing more and spending more. it's time that we all recognize that government exists to serve the needs of the people rather than people serving the needs of their government. there are some who believe that government is the only creator of economic prosperity, and if others have achieved success, they must be by default the cause of others' hardships. this type of glass warfare, demagoguery as it is, is harmful to america and our future. it seeks and does divide america. the budget presented by the deficit majority is partisan business as usual. it will tax success by adding another trillion dollars. it increases government spending, it ignores the subject of our health care entitlements, and this whole approach is simply not good for advancing america's economy. it places no priority on ever bringing our budget into balance the deficit majority speaks at length about growing the economy and creating a
the budget presented by the deficit majority makes no effort to reduce deficits, reduce spending, balance the budget or grow the economy. instead, this budget seeks to grow government by taxing more and spending more. it's time that we all recognize that government exists to serve the needs of the people rather than people serving the needs of their government. there are some who believe that government is the only creator of economic prosperity, and if others have achieved success, they must...
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and david leonhardt, author of "here's the deal: how washington can solve the deficit and spur growth." i am pleased to have them both on the program. what's the headline coming out of bernanke's press conference? >> i think steady as it goes is the main headline. the fed is going to continue to buy these bonds it has been buying at about the same pace. it's going to continue doing it until sees unemployment fall to about 6.5%. i don't think there are any changed today. i think the most interesting part of the news conference was when bernanke wanted to stay on in the job. although he refused to answer the question he said he and president obama had spokeeb about it "a bit." i think it's interesting to think about the idea he and obama have talked about whether he wants a third term and how inclined obama is to give it to him. >> rose: i would think if obama is talking to him about it it suggests will obama would like for him to continue. >> i think that's a good assumption. i think obama clearly likes bernanke and thinks on the whole bernanke has done a good job. he has made the same
and david leonhardt, author of "here's the deal: how washington can solve the deficit and spur growth." i am pleased to have them both on the program. what's the headline coming out of bernanke's press conference? >> i think steady as it goes is the main headline. the fed is going to continue to buy these bonds it has been buying at about the same pace. it's going to continue doing it until sees unemployment fall to about 6.5%. i don't think there are any changed today. i think...
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fill larks newark, new jersey, washington and detroit have all closed schools to cut budget deficits. and that brings us to education nation. which is part of an ongoing commitment by nbc news, to foster a national dialogue about the future of education in america. today education nation is on the road in detroit with he had nbc's education correspondent, rehema ellis. >> we want to talk about what's happening to the schools in michigan. but in detroit, we can't help but talk about what's happening in the city of detroit. joining me right now is the governor of michigan, rick snyder. and the news of the day is that on monday, your emergency financial manager for detroit is going to go to work. there's a lot of controversy around it. people are protesting, saying it's unconstitutional. that he's going to sell off some iconic pieces of the city in order to balance the budget. what do you say? >> well it is legal. this is a crisis. and we need to turn it around. and if you look at, we've had success with emergency managers. if you look at detroit public schools, they've had one for the l
fill larks newark, new jersey, washington and detroit have all closed schools to cut budget deficits. and that brings us to education nation. which is part of an ongoing commitment by nbc news, to foster a national dialogue about the future of education in america. today education nation is on the road in detroit with he had nbc's education correspondent, rehema ellis. >> we want to talk about what's happening to the schools in michigan. but in detroit, we can't help but talk about what's...
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it claims that it reduces the deficit over 10 years by $1.5 trillion. that is not correct. [ male announcer ] in blind taste tests, even ragu users chose prego. prego?! but i've been buying ragu for years. [ thinking ] i wonderhat other questionable choices i've made? [ club scene music ] [ sigh of relief ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego. bill: there's a top republican senator now demanding answers from the fbi director after not being briefed on their benghazi investigation for the last six months. four americans died in the assault on the u.s. consulate including our ambassador chris stevens. senator susan collins says she wants some simple questions answered. quote, are any of the suspects believed to be responsible for the deaths of these four americans including ambassador stevens in u.s. or libyan custody? how many suspects in the attacks are still at large? a few other questions after that. virginia republican congressman frank wolf has been fighting for answers in benghazi. he is our guest now. sir, good morning, welcome back. >>
it claims that it reduces the deficit over 10 years by $1.5 trillion. that is not correct. [ male announcer ] in blind taste tests, even ragu users chose prego. prego?! but i've been buying ragu for years. [ thinking ] i wonderhat other questionable choices i've made? [ club scene music ] [ sigh of relief ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego. bill: there's a top republican senator now demanding answers from the fbi director after not being briefed on their benghazi investigation for...
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you want to call it, and $100 billion in stimulus spending in a budget you're trying to reduce the deficit. bill: i look forward to your show. >> exclusion sieve interview with rand paul irths he is living a quiet life these days. >> that's right. he is very much on the back burner. bill: thank you, chris. see you sunday morning. check out rand paul on sunday. heather. heather: the senate is expected to pick up the debate on the budget proposal from senator patty murray this week. it is due april 1st. it is almost four years, 1423 days, to be exact in case you're counting, since the senate last passed a budget resolution. that wasn't even a real budget. just a guideline. bill: you wonder, the point chris is making about senator corker, he says if the president goes out and sells it and give democrats cover when it comes to the enlightment idea perhaps he brings the two sides together. but as they stand right now they are miles apart. heather: miles apart. bill: three years since the president's controversial health care law was signed into law. and remember this. >> we have to pass the bil
you want to call it, and $100 billion in stimulus spending in a budget you're trying to reduce the deficit. bill: i look forward to your show. >> exclusion sieve interview with rand paul irths he is living a quiet life these days. >> that's right. he is very much on the back burner. bill: thank you, chris. see you sunday morning. check out rand paul on sunday. heather. heather: the senate is expected to pick up the debate on the budget proposal from senator patty murray this week....
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he is up against a $327 million budget deficit. you mentioned there 14 billion with a b the, 14 billion in long-term debt. >> we can do this. i will have participated in one of the greatest turnarounds in the history of this country. >> reporter: orr has the advantage of not being elected so he can afford to be unpopular. there are five other municipalities in michigan that are under emergency management right now. one of those emergency managers told me the city council and mayor may not like it but they have only themselves to blame. jamie? jamie: you know what, mike being unpopular is one thing. under siege is another. which is it for kevyn orr? >> dynamic is created where the mayor and city council really have only one option, to comply or oppose. for the most part they oppose because that's all they're empowered to do at this stage of the game. you look at the city budget and the prediction municipal jobs en masse, the unions, afscme in particular is responding with a lawsuit. >> whole thing was a sham for the state to come in
he is up against a $327 million budget deficit. you mentioned there 14 billion with a b the, 14 billion in long-term debt. >> we can do this. i will have participated in one of the greatest turnarounds in the history of this country. >> reporter: orr has the advantage of not being elected so he can afford to be unpopular. there are five other municipalities in michigan that are under emergency management right now. one of those emergency managers told me the city council and mayor...
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>> they want to use medicare and medicaid and social security to reduce the deficit? >> they want entitlement reform. this would be in exchange for the deficit reduction. >> you realize how harmful this would be. f we are to have [indiscernible] in order to sustain social security for a long period of time, recognizing the demographic shift that is happening. if we are going to strengthen medicare as we did with our bill, use the savings to put back in for more benefits and right here and now for our seniors, then that is what we should do on its own table. it should not be anything related to balancing the budget for the republicans said they can continue to give tax breaks to their special interest friends at the expense of america's seniors and people who are dependent on medicare, medicaid, and social security. nobody cares more about the sustainability of those initiatives than the democrats. intellectual property of the democrats to begin with. they have been sustained by democrats over the years. we need them to be strong, but we need to have that discussion se
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>> the question is, dan, are we in a situation where we have to deal with deficit reduction tomorrow or whether we can deal with it on a basis of we can get there as we deal with stimulating the economy and bringing revenue back into the economy and deal with deficit rededuction at the same time. the aus ter citerity. >> it's for the austerity. >> if you do not get ahead of this problem, this entitlement crisis, this brewing entitlement crisis, we have time. we have time to get ahead of it now. if you look what happened in europe awe -- asaying your benefits are being cut tomorrow. >> but you've got to -- >> let me finish the point! not five or ten years from now, next month, your benefit is get slashed. if you do not get ahead of this that is what awe sistusterity l like now. >> i think what is he saying, though, if you stimulate the economy and provide jobs and infrastructure it will put resources into the system because you will be creating taxpayers and you'll be making it more solvent to deal with these problems. i think that is where the disagreement is. >> i had a really incit
>> the question is, dan, are we in a situation where we have to deal with deficit reduction tomorrow or whether we can deal with it on a basis of we can get there as we deal with stimulating the economy and bringing revenue back into the economy and deal with deficit rededuction at the same time. the aus ter citerity. >> it's for the austerity. >> if you do not get ahead of this problem, this entitlement crisis, this brewing entitlement crisis, we have time. we have time to...
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their long-term debt of more than 14 bill, $327 billion deficit. they don't want to get to where stock toeupbs righ stockton is right now so they are under this emergency pherg, state control. a lot of people have scheduled a protest today, are being called for to protest this move. what exactly wha will he be responsible for? >> slicing and dicing. cutting salaries of city employees. detroit already has a high crime rate. you don't want what happened to stockton, just like matt said they have per capita more murders in the city of chicago. how is that possible, little stockton? if you look at the map in california everybody was moving out in san francisco, properties were too high there, same with palo at torques silicon valley, they moved to stockton. what could happen in detroit unless they start cutting more. if detroit has to file for chapter 9 bankruptcy municipal that would make headlines around the world and kind prus would be booted off the front page. >> that's what they are trying to do and -- >> the mayor and the city council loose all
their long-term debt of more than 14 bill, $327 billion deficit. they don't want to get to where stock toeupbs righ stockton is right now so they are under this emergency pherg, state control. a lot of people have scheduled a protest today, are being called for to protest this move. what exactly wha will he be responsible for? >> slicing and dicing. cutting salaries of city employees. detroit already has a high crime rate. you don't want what happened to stockton, just like matt said they...
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aboutrse when we think debt and deficits, there are two kinds of deficit. there are those that invest in human capital or infrastructure or investing in education, and those which do not, which endanger our future by adding to the national debt. and this war deficit was of the second type. third point that i am passionate about, although it is difficult for many people to be passionate about accounting, but i am passionate about the lack of war accounting. one of the purposes of our book and the several book chapters that we have written since then is to argue that bad accounting matters. the u.s. owes nearly a trillion dollars in what business would call deferred compensation to the men and women who fought the war, but this liability does not appear anywhere on the national balance sheet. we did not account for the value iraqe 6658 lives lost in and afghanistan. that is just the troops, not civilians, not contractors, except for small amount of life insurance money. even though civilian government agencies estimate the value of life at $7.20 million, so o
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when asked how our budget deficit should be reduced, a large majority, 65% of people said by cutting spending. when asked to choose between the budgets proposed by each party, most people pick the one more in line with the republican proposal. cutting spending and not raising taxes. but when asked when each party was trusted more, people say that they trust the democrats more. go figure. let's get an amp explanation from charlie hearst, economists at the washington times. so you have this. people seem to like the republican approach. they just don't like the republican label with it. why is that? >> i think a large degree, republicans have been snakepit. largely because of what we have seen over the last couple of years. republicans talking to the media, which is something the democrats have focused on more than anything else. including the ideas that republicans have gone four. voters are far more in line with those ideas. but i would actually argue that republicans least realize that there is a problem here and there is a real disconnect between washington and the rest of america.
when asked how our budget deficit should be reduced, a large majority, 65% of people said by cutting spending. when asked to choose between the budgets proposed by each party, most people pick the one more in line with the republican proposal. cutting spending and not raising taxes. but when asked when each party was trusted more, people say that they trust the democrats more. go figure. let's get an amp explanation from charlie hearst, economists at the washington times. so you have this....
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school officials say they face a projected $1 billion deficit next year so they say the move would now save $560 million over the next decade. but the chicago teachers union president doesn't believe those figures. >> the actual amount of money this will cost, especially if it's done correctly, which god forbid they have never done anything correctly before in terms of school closings, this will cost almost $1 billion itself. so i don't believe any of this. rahm emanuel doesn't know the truth if it would slap him on the face. >> from chicago to detroit now, another city in financial crisis as sequestration enters its third week. michigan's head start program could be next on the shopping block. nbc's chief education correspondent rehema ellis is joining me this afternoon from detroit and rehema, with a long distance hello to you, my friend, for many students in detroit there are problems with this education system which are now magnified by the statewide economic troubles. you kn i know you were talking about this issue with the governor. >> we were, and we're going to talk about it al
school officials say they face a projected $1 billion deficit next year so they say the move would now save $560 million over the next decade. but the chicago teachers union president doesn't believe those figures. >> the actual amount of money this will cost, especially if it's done correctly, which god forbid they have never done anything correctly before in terms of school closings, this will cost almost $1 billion itself. so i don't believe any of this. rahm emanuel doesn't know the...
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on the screen, $100 million general fund deficit by june of 2013. $14 billion in long-term liabilities, matt, you were referring to this, average unemployment rate of 18% over the past year. i mean, there's nothing good here. >> i mean, honestly, i hate to say this, but there's a point where you just bulldoze detroit. what can you do? you can't get people to move there, you can't get companies to work there. how about this stat? in detroit 400 liquor stores, zero chain supermarkets. bill: is that a fact? >> zero chain supermarkets in detroit. but 400 liquor stores. how do you get a company to come in there? >> and one of four houses have foreclosure filings. bill: both of you have reflected over time time now about the dysfunction in the government. >> yeah. bull bill so is the only way out for republican governor rick snyder to appoint a guy to say this is what i'm going to cut out, and this is how i'm going to get your house in order? is that the only -- >> >> that's where they're at right now. if not, they go to bankruptcy, and you will see all of your contracts cuts if you do not p
on the screen, $100 million general fund deficit by june of 2013. $14 billion in long-term liabilities, matt, you were referring to this, average unemployment rate of 18% over the past year. i mean, there's nothing good here. >> i mean, honestly, i hate to say this, but there's a point where you just bulldoze detroit. what can you do? you can't get people to move there, you can't get companies to work there. how about this stat? in detroit 400 liquor stores, zero chain supermarkets. bill:...
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the senate bill calls for deficit reduction through increasing taxes and spending cuts and, of course, the house bill calls for steep cuts in balancing the budget within ten years. of course, some revisions to medicare as well. a lot of differences and we have another deadline coming up. the debt ceiling will have to be revisited this summer, alex. >> looking forward to that. >> reporter: yeah, we all are. >> thank you very much, kristen welker. >>> joining me right now, andy sullivan and ann palmer. ann, i'll begin with you. the president is back from the middle east. the reviews are out there. how are you getting the word in terms of how he was perceived? >> i think one of the key things you can look at is what the israeli press put out in the days following his first steps and throughout the entire visit and it was a resounding applause. he got very good praise from them. obviously from what he was trying to do was take that frosty relationship with benjamin netanyahu and try to piece it back together. he did that. it was exactly what he needed to do. there wasn't a lot of meat on
the senate bill calls for deficit reduction through increasing taxes and spending cuts and, of course, the house bill calls for steep cuts in balancing the budget within ten years. of course, some revisions to medicare as well. a lot of differences and we have another deadline coming up. the debt ceiling will have to be revisited this summer, alex. >> looking forward to that. >> reporter: yeah, we all are. >> thank you very much, kristen welker. >>> joining me right...
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washington right now, can president obama and republicans reach a long-term agreement on reducing the deficit? >> the answer, different depending on which republican you ask. house speaker john boehner doesn't sound very hopeful. he's standing firm against the idea of increasing tax rates, increasing tax revenue. >> the president believes that we have to have more taxes from the american people. we're not going to get very far. if the president doesn't believe that the goal ought to be to balance the budget over the next ten years, i'm not sure we're going to get very far. and this is the whole issue. we have a spending problem here in washington, and it's time to solve the problem. >> we're hearing different things coming from various republicans, including senator bob corker. he's a republican of tennessee. he says he's optimistic about the possibility of what's called a grand bargain, and he's open to the idea of raising tax revenues to cut the deal under certain circumstances. senator corker's joining us now from capitol hill. senator, thanks very much for coming in. >> good to be with yo
washington right now, can president obama and republicans reach a long-term agreement on reducing the deficit? >> the answer, different depending on which republican you ask. house speaker john boehner doesn't sound very hopeful. he's standing firm against the idea of increasing tax rates, increasing tax revenue. >> the president believes that we have to have more taxes from the american people. we're not going to get very far. if the president doesn't believe that the goal ought to...
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. >> the government is far larger than it ever has pw-rpbgs the deficits are larger, the debt is growing at record rates. >> reporter: government spending has gone up from an average of $88.2 billion spent every year in the 1980s to 1.48 trillion in the 1990s to 244 trillion in the first year of the 21 century. that helps to explain why the washington d.c. area, a region which has few natural resources and little manufacturing is now home to seven of the nation's ten richest counties. washington is home to the highest concentration of lawyers in the country. the average government work's compensation now stands at over $126,000 a year. >> in some ways the government is immune to the forces that face families and businesses all across the country who are having to tighten their belts, who very often are having to make due with the same amount this year that they had last year. government views itself as separate and immunity from all of that. >> reporter: the government deals with the country's problems by creating new programs. with any new program comes a food khaeufpb contractors, lobb
. >> the government is far larger than it ever has pw-rpbgs the deficits are larger, the debt is growing at record rates. >> reporter: government spending has gone up from an average of $88.2 billion spent every year in the 1980s to 1.48 trillion in the 1990s to 244 trillion in the first year of the 21 century. that helps to explain why the washington d.c. area, a region which has few natural resources and little manufacturing is now home to seven of the nation's ten richest...
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because, you know, there's kind of a trust deficit here now. if i was living in spain or italy, i might be thinking about putting my money someplace aside from a shaky bank right now. >> reporter: so the trust deficit stems from the original proposal was that they should tax not just uninsured deposits, but also insured deposits. imagine if you were living in the united states and even though we have fdic insurance up to $250,000, you were told that actually you're not going to get all $250,000 of your dollars, they were going to take a piece of that. that was the earlier proposal from earlier this week and that's what they thought would worry the italians and the span yards that they didn't even have insurance protection like they thought they did. that proposal has since been voted down, gone away. the banking situation here is unique compared to italy and spain. it's just so much bigger, it's not really comparable. >> thank you so much, michelle, we greatly appreciate it. and thank you, rona, we appreciate it as well. i think we learned some
because, you know, there's kind of a trust deficit here now. if i was living in spain or italy, i might be thinking about putting my money someplace aside from a shaky bank right now. >> reporter: so the trust deficit stems from the original proposal was that they should tax not just uninsured deposits, but also insured deposits. imagine if you were living in the united states and even though we have fdic insurance up to $250,000, you were told that actually you're not going to get all...
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kansas state could no overcome an 18 point halftime deficit. show of hands. how many brackets are ruined in here this morning. yeah. a lot of people. ali? jesse? >> all right. clayton. if you are looking to do a little home improvement. you want to spend your money on products that work. luckily for us. already done the testing. lifestyle expert has some household musts and must not. >> alisyn: right. >> megyn's must have. tell us what you need. >> start talking. >> alisyn: with the upholstery tag. >> freshen up your decor organize and pay attention to the gashed. here is what i want you to invest in and what i don't want to you invest in. these are upholstery tacks. a little spike on the end. go around your house. i bet you have a piece of furniture that look as little trap. guess what, all do you is pop these babies in right along the seam. >> you don't need any equipment? >> i'm putting these in with my hands. this is a piece of foam furniture. add a little piece of glue to secure it into the foam. if you can put a push pin. if it's a wood piece of furnitu
kansas state could no overcome an 18 point halftime deficit. show of hands. how many brackets are ruined in here this morning. yeah. a lot of people. ali? jesse? >> all right. clayton. if you are looking to do a little home improvement. you want to spend your money on products that work. luckily for us. already done the testing. lifestyle expert has some household musts and must not. >> alisyn: right. >> megyn's must have. tell us what you need. >> start talking....
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new taxes, modest cuts in government spending but leaves the government with $566 billion in annual deficits over the next ten years. the house plan balances the budget by 2023 with big cuts in domestic spending and major changes to medicare and the tax code. charlie rangel, new york's most famous congressman, is here with me. former chair of the house ways and means committee. start with the chasm between the two plans. is there room for compromise at all between the senate and house plan? >> the major difference is that, obama and most of the country that voted for him really thinks that a time of recession that we're coming out of it that we should be creating jobs and not laying off people just with cuts. that is the difference. the major difference between the senate and the house. republicans say no taxes, no money, no investment. well, that's absolutely ridiculous. in order to get people back to work and having disposable income, you've got to invest in education, the infrastructure, the bridges and the tunnels. there's no money in the republican, because they say that we're taking ca
new taxes, modest cuts in government spending but leaves the government with $566 billion in annual deficits over the next ten years. the house plan balances the budget by 2023 with big cuts in domestic spending and major changes to medicare and the tax code. charlie rangel, new york's most famous congressman, is here with me. former chair of the house ways and means committee. start with the chasm between the two plans. is there room for compromise at all between the senate and house plan?...
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. >>> facing a $1 billion deficit, chicago public school system is making some really big changes. ceo barbara byrd bennett says the district's underutilized skols will be closed. they have not said how many schools are expected to close but opponents say they unfairly target minorities. >>> 24 and counting for the miami heat. but it was not easy. it hasn't been easy the last few games. lebron james and company came back from 27 points down in the third. >> can you believe that? >> beat his old team, the cleveland cavaliers 98-95. a triple-double. 12 boards, 10 assists. the heat are now within nine games of the nba record for consecutive wins held by the '71-'72 los angeles lakers. >> do you think they'll do it? >> no. they almost blew it against the celtics, almost blew it against the cavs. they are the best team i've seen in years. i don't think they should ever lose necessarily but that's a lot of games to win in a row. >> i can't believe they were down that much and came back. >> i can't believe you can do that every night. >> i think they're doing it on purpose. >>> recovered
. >>> facing a $1 billion deficit, chicago public school system is making some really big changes. ceo barbara byrd bennett says the district's underutilized skols will be closed. they have not said how many schools are expected to close but opponents say they unfairly target minorities. >>> 24 and counting for the miami heat. but it was not easy. it hasn't been easy the last few games. lebron james and company came back from 27 points down in the third. >> can you...